After
watching Cyril Stober and his panel of analysts at one of the weekly
Tuesday-Live programmes on the Nigeria Television Authority, a friend
who watched the programme simultaneously phoned me and asked
rhetorically, “So, an average Nigerian won’t get to see live pictures
from the 29th African Cup of Nations in South Africa on an indigenous
television station – where Nigeria is a major force and participant?”
Promptly, I replied him, “What more can you get in a land where
absurdities thrive?”
But wait a minute! How on earth has the
mighty fallen and descended to this ludicrous stage? By the way, who
plunged Nigeria into this mess? These are questions, among others, that a
majority of the people cannot answer with all modesty and honesty.
The 29th edition of the AFCON, apparently
the biggest sporting event on the continent, is underway already with
Nigeria in firm participation. But back home, an average Nigerian has
been sardonically denied the opportunity to watch the Super Eagles take
on other countries. No thanks to the failure of government and
lackadaisical approach of some administrators who are just there for
their hedonistic benefit and pecuniary affluence.
It is a known fact that football is the
common language every Nigerian speaks and it’s apparently the only
unifying factor in the Nigerian system. An average septuagenarian can
easily recall the names of some footballers but may never know the head
of the Nigerian Sports Commission or even the Deputy President of the
Senate.
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